The National Weather Service predicts showers and possibly a thunderstorm Thursday, with a high near 65. Thursday night there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low around 51. Friday there is a 30 percent chance of showers, with a high near 63.

Town meetings today
This is the fifth Thursday of the month, and few towns schedule meetings in the fifth week.

The skies above
TIDES Hudson: High, 4:59 p.m./Low, 10:15 a.m. and 11:50 p.m.
SUNRISE/SUNSET 6:50 a.m./6:43 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 9:33 a.m. /7:51 p.m.

Birthdays
September 29 Clarence Ashley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lech Walesa, Les Claypool, and Dan Crary.

Tune in today
WGXC MORNING SHOW Mariel Fiori and Antonio Flores-Lobos presents the morning news, music, other features, agriculture reporting, and more. 6-8 a.m.
DEMOCRACY NOW! Hosted by Amy Goodman. 8 a.m.
WGXC MORNING SHOW Sara Kendall updates of the morning news, and plays music, and Ellen Thurston previews weekend events. 9 a.m.
TELL IT LIKE IT IS Hosted by Christina Malisoff. 10 a.m.
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH International news. 11 a.m.
CROSSROADS Alan Skerrett hosts. Noon-2 p.m.
RADIO THEATER 3 p.m.
YOUTH RADIO 3:30 p.m.
WGXC AFTERNOON SHOW Tom Roe hosts. 4-6 p.m.
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH 6 p.m.
FREE SPEECH RADIO NEWS 6:30 p.m.
THE JAZZ DISTURBANCE CHeryl K. hosts. 7 p.m.
69 The Magic Stranger plays psychedelic music from the year 1969. 9:30 p.m.
TRANSMISSION ART Radio theater, experimental sound, field recordings, radio art, mash-ups, shortwave radio news, and more midnight through 6 a.m. Friday morning.